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Universal Proxy Cards, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary  Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE  Washington, DC 20549-1090 Submitted via SEC email:  rule-comments@sec.gov   7th June 2021  Re: File Number S7-24-16 regarding the Universal Proxy  Dear Secretary Countryman,  […]

Universal Proxy Cards, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Universal Proxy Cards, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.